Fire risk, vulnerable smokers
Inadequate assessment and mitigation of fire risks posed by vulnerable heavy smokers in care settings.
56 items
6 sources
1 inquiry
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PFD report
85match
Raymond Brattley
There are inadequate fire prevention measures for vulnerable, heavy-smoking residents in care settings. Organisations should consult the Fire Service for advice on mitigating risks, such as using metal bins and fire-retardant materials.
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terms: fire, vulnerable
PFD report
73match
Brian Harfield
There's a critical lack of compulsory fire safety provisions, such as sprinklers, in extra care facilities for vulnerable, immobile residents, leaving them at significant risk of death from fires.
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terms: fire, vulnerable
PFD report
69match
Julie Ann Camm
A vulnerable tenant's property lacked smoke alarms because the housing association's policy only encouraged fire safety checks, failing to ensure installation and increasing the risk of death from fire.
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terms: fire, vulnerable
PFD report
69match
John Hills
Paraffin-based emollient creams lacked fire hazard warnings on labels and prescriptions, and risks were not communicated to a known smoker, highlighting a gap in NPSA guidance for lower percentage creams.
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terms: fire, smoker
PFD report
69match
Sylvia Griffiths
Consideration should be given to fire and smoke alarms specifically designed for people with dementia, which could improve safety for this vulnerable group.
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terms: fire, vulnerable
PFD report
65match
Robert Spring
Inadequate communication channels failed to inform the Fire and Rescue Service about high-risk home oxygen users who smoked, preventing assessment for crucial safety equipment like smoke alarms and flame-retardant bedding.
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terms: fire
PFD report
65match
Maureen Milton
There is insufficient awareness among healthcare professionals and carers about the severe fire risk posed by petrol-based emollient creams, which impregnate clothing and accelerate burns.
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terms: fire
PFD report
61match
Vera Lillian Steel
A frail, bedbound resident fatally burned herself while smoking. Care homes should be encouraged to provide fire-protective aprons or smocks to residents who smoke to prevent similar incidents.
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terms: fire
PFD report
61match
Christopher Holyoake
E45 cream, a highly flammable paraffin-based product, lacked fire hazard warnings on its packaging and prescription, leading to a dangerous lack of awareness among carers and the deceased.
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terms: fire
PFD report
61match
Sadie Peters, Joseph Peters and George Peters
Inadequate awareness programmes exist for the importance of fitting and maintaining smoke detectors in mobile and static caravans, increasing fire safety risks.
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terms: fire
PFD report
61match
Dorina Zangari
Undermined fire safety measures, absent functioning fire detection, and an inadequate alternative escape route in maisonettes place residents at significant risk of death or injury from fire.
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terms: fire
PFD report
61match
Neil Barre
Communication between Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and domiciliary care providers needs improvement to ensure awareness when clients are not using provided fire safety equipment.
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terms: fire
PFD report
61match
Pauline Allison
Insufficient awareness among patients, families, and carers about the increased fire risk from flammable emollient creams, especially when combined with air mattresses, poses a significant safety concern.
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terms: fire
PFD report
61match
Daphne Holloway and Ivy Spriggs
Sprinkler systems are not mandatory for care homes with residents of limited mobility, and these buildings aren't classified as 'Higher Risk Buildings' based on occupant vulnerability, leaving them at elevated fire risk.
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terms: fire
PFD report
61match
Jill Brice
Care residents are not consistently reminded to keep their emergency pendants close, posing a safety risk during emergencies like fires.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Anthony Lapping
Highly flammable insulation material in a Hotpoint fridge freezer caused rapid fire spread, severely reducing escape opportunities and highlighting an urgent need for manufacturing review.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Amanda Richards
The absence of domestic sprinkler systems in special accommodation, like Ms Richards', significantly increased the risk of death from fire.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Santosh Muthiah
The inability to identify appliance details after severe fire damage hinders accurate defect pattern recognition, and inconsistent information sharing among Fire & Rescue Services impedes product safety investigations.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Andrew Coates
An unsuitable wooden shed was licensed for fireworks storage, containing other combustibles and having deficient licensing that failed to specify types or designate a specific site, exacerbated by sketchy inspection records.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
William Thompson
A high-risk service user lacked a smoke detector in his bedroom; social workers failed to assess or address this significant fire safety risk.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Ellen Kelly
Residential fire safety is compromised by flat front doors lacking self-closing mechanisms and failing to meet 30-minute fire resistance standards, leading to rapid fire spread and trapping residents.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Terence Penney
A fatal fire resulted from a vapour leak in a relatively new domestic fridge, highlighting a potential widespread safety risk with similar units in circulation.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Christopher Hart
The housing provider failed to impose fire safety standards for tenant furniture and did not review sprinkler system installation, despite evidence of their life-saving potential.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Riley Holt, Keegan Unitt, Tilly-Rose Unitt and Olly Unitt
Conventional smoke alarms may be ineffective for children under 16, particularly boys, suggesting mandatory fire suppression systems in all new properties, similar to Wales, should be considered.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Darrell Spear
Agencies failed to effectively manage identified self-neglect and hoarding risks, particularly fire hazards, due to poor inter-agency communication and a lack of clear strategy.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Henry Boddy
There is a gap in enforcement powers regarding fire risks in residential properties, specifically the risks of a fire load arising from hoarding behaviour.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Mizanur Rahman
A lack of British or European safety standards for lithium-ion e-bike batteries and chargers allows unsafe products to be sold and mixed, causing fires, thermal runaway, and multiple deaths.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Bobby Lee
A significant rise in fires from faulty e-bike/e-scooter lithium-ion batteries and unsuitable chargers, often from inferior conversion kits and unregulated online sales, highlights the lack of specific safety standards.
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terms: fire
PFD report
57match
Muhammad & Naemat Esmael
Welsh housing legislation requiring only two hard-wired smoke alarms in rented properties is insufficient, as alarms failed to activate in a contained bedroom fire, posing a risk to life. Crucial items were also prematurely removed from the fire scene, hindering investigation into the cause.
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terms: fire
PFD report
53match
Cedric Skyers
The care home's smoking risk assessment for immobile residents fails to adequately address immobility risks, lacks clear guidance on safety equipment provision, and does not document refusal of professional advice.
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classifier match
Detention investigation recommendation
52match
Assessment of government progress in implementing the report on the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons - Rec...
As set out in the NHSE, Home Offce and PH(E) National Partnership Agreement, all centres should become smoke-free as soon as possible, subject to proper planning and support for detainees and staff.
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terms: vulnerable
PFD report
49match
Sheila Gaskin
Despite an identified risk of smoking in bed, carers regularly assisted the deceased to smoke, due to a lack of management oversight and a clear prohibition policy.
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classifier match
CQC action
48match
Barton Park Nursing Home
One of the fire door closures did not work correctly and there were further doors which were propped open around the home.
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terms: fire
Committee recommendation
47match
#11 - Nineteenth Report - Protecting consumers from unsafe products
The London Fire Brigade told us that low-income households may face higher product safety risks, as they are more likely to purchase cheaper or counterfeit products.20 The OPSS said it aims to ensure that all products sold in the UK are safe, regardless of what price they are sold at and who they are being used by. It...
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terms: fire, vulnerable
PFD report
45match
Irene Hamilton-Parker
Clothing made of easily flammable man-made fabrics poses a risk, and steps should be considered to reduce the flammability of manufactured or imported clothing.
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classifier match
PFD report
45match
Steven Billington
No specific concerns are detailed in the provided text.
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classifier match
PFD report
45match
Roy Lawton
The deceased's dressing gown was highly inflammable regardless of fabric, raising concerns about product safety, the need for flammability warnings, or manufacturing improvements in clothing.
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classifier match
PFD report
45match
Kevin Branton, Richard Smith, Audrey Cook, Alfred Cook and Maureen Cook
The absence of a national database for gas appliances hinders rapid identification and tracing of dangerous items. Lack of mandatory recording impedes urgent communication and tracing between stakeholders.
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classifier match
PFD report
45match
Bernadette Faulkner
The electricity meter's excessive height and placement behind an inwardly opening door created a significant safety risk for access, compounded by the lack of industry standards for meter accessibility.
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Inquiry recommendation
39match
P2-8 - Require fire engineer calculations for fire spread and evacuation
Calculating the likely rate of fire spread and the time required for evacuation, including the evacuation of those with physical or mental impairments, are matters for a qualified fire engineer. We do not think that it would be helpful to attempt to include in Approved Document B an indication of what would be acceptable because each building is...
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terms: fire
LGO / SPSO decision
18match
PSOW-202103888 - Cardiff Council
Ms A complained that Cardiff Council (“the Council”) had failed to maintain the flat she resided in. She stated that some work had been carried out over the past year but that there were still issues that required further attention. Ms A was unhappy with the written response she had received from the Council. The outstanding issues were...
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classifier match
LGO / SPSO decision
18match
PSOW-202103115 - Hafod Housing Association
Ms A, who was a tenant of Hafod Housing Association (“the Association”) complained about a delay in undertaking repairs at her home which she said was affecting her health and wellbeing. Consequently, she had also applied for a transfer although would preferably want to stay at the property. Ms A also noted a medical need for requiring a...
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LGO / SPSO decision
18match
21-004-788 - Southampton City Council
Summary: Mr X complained on behalf of Ms B and Mr C that the Council failed to take action to ensure their landlord completed remedial works to their private rented property within a reasonable time. We found the Council took appropriate action to ensure the landlord completed the required works within a reasonable time given the difficulties caused...
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classifier match
LGO / SPSO decision
14match
PSOW-202104624 - Linc Cymru Housing Association
Ms A complained about outstanding maintenance issues at her home address. She said that contractors had visited the property and informed her that some the issues are also affecting other residents on the development. The Ombudsman found that Ms A had submitted a previous complaint to his office which was closed on the basis that the Housing Association...
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classifier match
LGO / SPSO decision
14match
PSOW-202103137 - Valleys To Coast Housing
Ms A complained, on behalf of her mother, Mrs B, that Valleys to Coast Housing (“the Housing Association”) failed to take appropriate action to deal with a leaking roof at Mrs B’s home. Ms A was unhappy with the remedial patching works undertaken and said that the roof needed to be replaced in its entirety. Ms A was...
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LGO / SPSO decision
14match
PSOW-202207159 - Trivallis
Miss X complained that Trivallis had cancelled and rescheduled operative appointments and she still had outstanding repairs to her shower. The Ombudsman decided that there had been delays and oversights with the appointments and that Trivallis had closed its file before the repairs had taken place. She said this caused frustration and uncertainty to Miss X. She decided...
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LGO / SPSO decision
14match
PSOW-202207603 - Cardiff Council
Mr L complained that the Council had failed to resolve the issue of damp and mould in his property and keep him updated with any progress. The Ombudsman decided that there had been a delay by the Council to rectify the issue and this had caused inconvenience and frustration for Mr L. As an alternative to an investigation,...
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LGO / SPSO decision
14match
PSOW-202303510 - Carmarthenshire County Council
Mrs G complained that Carmarthenshire County Council failed to undertake the necessary repairs to her flat. The Ombudsman found that whilst the Council had issued a Stage 1 complaint response it had failed to escalate Mrs G’s concerns to Stage 2 of its complaints process. She said that this caused frustration and uncertainty to Mrs G. She decided...
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classifier match
LGO / SPSO decision
14match
PSOW-202303088 - Trivallis
Mr E complained that Trivallis failed to action a roof repair which has been ongoing for over 6 months. The Ombudsman found that there had been a delay in Trivallis undertaking the repairs required. Furthermore, Trivallis had failed to provide regular and meaningful updates to Mr E. She said that this caused frustration and uncertainty to Mr E....
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LGO / SPSO decision
14match
PSOW-202302422 - United Welsh Housing Association
Ms A complained that United Welsh Housing Association (“the Housing Association”) had not responded to a complaint she had made to it about damp at her property. She complained that the damp in her home had been worsening and her attempts to get the Housing Association to rectify the issues had been ignored. The Ombudsman found that whilst...
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